QUOTABLES
Best lines from Broncos players and coaches:
, QB, on facing his own defense daily: “Anything you pour so much into physically, mentally and emotionally, and it doesn’t work out, your first reaction is, ‘Dang, why isn’t this working?’ You take a step back and cool down. Those guys are pretty good, too, and they’re doing their job. It’s give and take.”
, CB, on facing receivers other than his own Thursday at Chicago: “I can’t wait to hit somebody else. I’m tired of going against ( and ). I’m pretty sure they’re tired of going against us.”
, coach, on Broncos alumni attending Saturday’s scrimmage: “It was 25 to 30 guys. I’ve known most of those guys just being in Colorado half of my life. It’s great to have them here.”
NOTABLES
Players who stood out, for better or worse:
Quarterbacks: Trevor Siemian completed 3-of-5 pass attempts across two series, one each with the first- and second-team offenses, with no turnovers. Lynch was intercepted by Chris Harris during his lone series with the first team. He threw two incomplete passes on his first drive with the second team and had two completions called back because of penalty during his second drive with that unit.
De’Angelo Henderson: The rookie running back continues to make his mark. His five carries — four of the five were with the second unit — were the most of any back during Saturday’s scrimmage. Though the absence of tackling made it difficult to gauge his true rushing statistics, he had several productive runs late in practice that led to a first down.
: The offensive tackle committed a personal foul penalty that negated a big pass play and visibly frustrated his head coach. “Be smart,” Joseph said he told Stephenson. “It was our best play up to that point in the entire scrimmage, then we get a nonsense penalty of pushing the back after the play. He blocked his guy, he did his job, the play is over. Don’t be selfish and get a penalty and back us up by 15 instead of being up 20.”
